Global Trade Days

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) hosted a Global Trade Days roadshow event on October 14, 2013 at the Troy Marriott. The MEDC is encouraging businesses to engage in the export of Michigan based products into the foreign markets. MEDC featured speakers from 5 foreign markets, including Mexico, Canada, China, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates. After each foreign market speaker presented to the group as a whole, the group then broke up into 5 different rooms with each room housing a different foreign market speaker. At that time, attendees had an opportunity to ask questions directed to the foreign market speaker of attendee's choosing. Towards the end, the group got back together as a whole and the Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, explained the benefits of exporting Michigan based product to global markets and took questions from the audience.

Attended by Detroit area business leaders and a couple of members of the Michigan Chapter of the Fulbright Association, the Global Trade Days program had several co-sponsors, including the State of Michigan and Grand Valley State University.